Bob,
This has been tried before and they could never get enough people to
commit to cover the cost. I hope it works out for you. In any event, if the
set also is the same for the Bugeye, I'll take a set in cherry red.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Bob Wiedemeyer wrote:
> I've found a rubber manufacturer who can make exact copies of the original
> rubber floor coverings for '61 and '62 Mark I Midgets, using a near perfect
> original set from one of my Mark I's that I provided him to use as a
> template. The molds will cost somewhere between $10,000 and $20,000 to
> make. Before I tell him to go ahead and make the molds (I have 5 Mark I
> Midgets that all need these floors), I'd like to find out if anyone is
> interested in buying a set of these rubber floors (assuming the quality is
> excellent) to spread the high cost of these molds over a greater number of
> people. Let me know if you have any interest in a set of these floors.
> The cost per set will depend on how many sets are made, but I would guess
> it would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $400 to $500 if about 40 to
> 50 sets are made, and $200 to $300 if 80 to 100 sets are made. Each set
> would include the original 5 pieces.
>
> Bob W.
> boxweed@thebest.net
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